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DOGE
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Politics
A Dumb New Way To Think About The Dismantling Of The Federal Government
163
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David Roth
May 16, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired Contract Specialist At The Office Of Personnel Management
15
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
May 14, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired Web Content Manager At The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
23
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
May 8, 2025
Politics
The DOGE Fencing Hearing Was Stupid And Pointless Even By Congressional Standards
118
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
May 8, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired EPA Environmental Justice Program Analyst
12
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
May 6, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired Science For Development Fellow At USAID
35
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
May 5, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired U.S. Forest Service Hydrologic Technician
31
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
May 2, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired NOAA Program Analyst
18
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
April 29, 2025
Margin Of Error
The Era Of Meek Government Is Over
422
Comments
Tom Scocca
April 28, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USDA Agricultural Engineer
16
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
April 24, 2025
Politics
An Interview With A Fired CDC Health Communications Manager
32
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
April 18, 2025
Politics
The DOGE Fencing Hearing Reveals The Latest In Anti-Trans Grift
143
Comments
Kathryn Xu
April 16, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USAID Education Officer
22
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
April 16, 2025
Podcasts
Beavises In The Code Base, With Tim Marchman
112
Comments
David Roth
April 10, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USDA Program Coordinator
29
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
April 9, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With An Epidemiologist Who Lost Her Job Because Of The DOGE Layoffs
32
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
April 4, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired EPA Public Affairs Specialist
9
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 27, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USFWS Fish Biologist
38
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 25, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USDA Specialist
58
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 20, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired NOAA Director
43
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 18, 2025
Margin Of Error
Chuck Schumer Is Responsible
545
Comments
Tom Scocca
March 17, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired NOAA Budget Analyst
85
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 7, 2025
Politics
Why Bully The National Park Service?
190
Comments
Chris Thompson
March 5, 2025
Interviews
An Interview With A Fired USFWS Biologist
61
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 4, 2025
Margin Of Error
This Is Uvalde
368
Comments
Tom Scocca
March 3, 2025
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